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I've been running for twenty years and am currently on a half-year streak with around 15km / day. In all those years I've been sick for about two weeks all in a
by marban 9y ago
I've been running for twenty years and am currently on a half-year streak with around 15km / day.
In all those years I've been sick for about two weeks all in all. Before working out, that was like the average over half a year.
Conclusion: Figure out what works for you, have a daily routine, add a bit of obsession and stop reading stories about the pros and cons of exercising.
- matthewwiese 9y agoSame with me during my peak running period last year; even when I was feeling ill or off, a run, albeit grueling at the time, always seemed to aid in my recovery (if only for the placebo of getting myself out of bed). I really need to start doing it on the regular again...
- marban 9y agoTrue that. All those pace yourself arguments are usually coming from those who're just trying to justify their own laziness. Fact is, if you want to increase or even keep your performance those two days/w a 30min followed by a protein shake won't change anything other than making you fat because you think you just burned two pizzas.
- orbitur 9y agoPrior to my knee injury I was a happy runner, and I definitely found that just going for longer than 15 minutes would completely clear out my nose if I was at the congestion stage of a cold. Of course, my nose would be congested again a few hours later, but it was still a decent motivator since I hate taking medicine. Wish my knee would stop being shitty.